The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Well, I paid something like $140 for my first pair, from a local running shop, and when I looked up the link for you guys recently, I noticed that they were on sale on the Altra site for $112. We ate it for dinner last night with sweet potato fries, and tonight I will make a small batch of chicken and biscuits with the leftover meat.

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Frugal Gas Shoes Lunch 203

Couponing 101

MAY 20, 2019

Shop Strategically. If you shop without a clear idea of what you want to eat for the following days, you might just buy whatever looks good to you at the moment, which will make it harder to use everything you’ve purchased. Eat Your Leftovers. Leftovers make great meals. Didn’t finish your meal?

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Food Waste Food Leftovers Meals 79

Saving Everyday

DECEMBER 1, 2023

It’s an excellent use for leftover rice and a great opportunity to use up leftovers. While it’s simple and perfect as it’s shown , I often add leftover veggies and protein to buk it up. Rice – This is an excellent use for leftover rice, but any rice will work. This meal is cozy and comforting.

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Simple Leftovers Cooking Recipes 52

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Saturday: I am roasting a turkey for my family, mostly for the leftovers, but also so the 4 of us can sit down as a family for a big meal. Got turkey leftovers: 20 Recipes for Turkey Leftovers and if you’re sick of turkey, it freezes really well–how-to details in the post. Shopping online this holiday season?

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Frugal Fridays Leftovers Financial Goals 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 24, 2015

This week, due to meal planning burn out and maybe a bit of laziness, I did very little shopping and instead planned many of our meals from what I could find in the freezer. I am getting better at putting leftovers in the freezer if we don’t eat them before they go bad. Currently our monthly budget is $500 for my family of 4.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Freezers 100

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 14, 2016

Today is Day 14 and I’m recapping the week’s menu and my shopping trips. This Week’s Dinners: Sunday: We went to our favorite local pizza/sub shop for lunch with my parents and grandmother. We all brought home leftovers and that’s what we ate for dinner. Leftover lasagna, salad.

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Grocery Spending Groceries Grocery Raisin Bran 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Noone ate the leftover corn, so I cut it off the cob and put it in the freezer to add to our favorite, Chicken, Black Bean & Corn Tacos | Slow Cooker Recipe. from Rakuten, an online shopping portal. This is a low amount, but I don’t shop too much online until November. Homemade Roasted Tomato Sauce. Received $5.52

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August Frugal Green And Frugal Financial Goals 130

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 8, 2016

Monday, 3/28: My mom sent us home on Sunday with Easter dinner leftovers. Thursday, 3/31: Leftover night – the options were Salsa Chicken and pork chops. Wednesday, 4/6: Leftover night – the options were spaghetti or chicken & black beans tacos. She had a fundraising dinner at a sub shop.

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Leftovers Easter Dinner Daughter 100

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 18, 2015

When I made my menu and shopping list last Friday, turkey was NOT on the list. Sunday: We went out for a large lunch after church and just had leftovers for dinner. Friday: Leftover. Lunches and snacks included turkey sandwiches, leftovers, chicken nuggets, apples, oranges, pretzels, cheese and yogurt sticks.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Lunch 100

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 13, 2015

Sunday: Freezer leftovers. I’ve become more diligent about putting uneaten leftovers in the freezer. Thursday: I had leftover soup and I made tortellini with sauce for the kids. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches & Snacks: When I went shopping on Monday, I found breakfast maple sausage marked down to $1.84

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Freezers 100

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 20, 2017

My husband and I had leftovers, one daughter had breakfast-for-dinner, and the other daughter had a can of soup. Wednesday: leftover night. My oldest daughter likes to grocery shop with me and requested Alfredo sauce on our last trip. I put the rest in the freezer for later use in soups, enchiladas, and/or quesadillas.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Daughter 100

Shereen Travels Cheap

JANUARY 10, 2024

At the very least, and most of what we do, is to bring back leftovers and eat those instead of going out for another meal. I am usually happy to hit up a coffee shop, but even that can add up. Choose a meal to eat "at home". A quick trip to the grocery store is not only fun, but can save you money over dining out.

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Dining Food and Drink Travel Vacation 175

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 16, 2015

This Week’s Dinner: Saturday: Both of my kids were not feeling well and not very hungry, so thankfully we had enough leftovers from the previous week. Monday : Leftover Red & White Chicken Chili that was in the freezer. Monday : Leftover Red & White Chicken Chili that was in the freezer. What We Ate This Week'

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Leftovers Homemade Freezers Ovens 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 23, 2015

Sunday: After church we went out to lunch with my parents to a local sub/sandwich shop. We had leftovers for dinner. A big pan of lasagna means yummy leftovers for lunch! Lunches & snacks included: leftovers, pb & j sandwiches, ravioli, applesauce, oranges, pretzels, tortilla chips. I love breakfast for dinner.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Homemade 100

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

What We Ate this Week: Monday: Burrito Bowls with leftover chicken from last week. Thursday: leftovers from Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Roast one up now for your family and freeze leftovers for future meals. Shopping online this holiday season? Our mission: Live WELL, On LESS Money. We finally have heat at our house!

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Frugal Cheap Fridays Win 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 15, 2016

We were toast when we left the pool, so my husband treated us to dinner at a local sub shop. I had leftover rotisserie chicken in the freezer and I used my homemade chicken stock. I had leftover rotisserie chicken in the freezer and I used my homemade chicken stock. I also served apple and orange slices.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Friends And Family Sale Leftovers 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 3, 2015

Sunday: I am becoming better at putting leftovers in the freezer if we are not going to eat them in time before they go bad. Wednesday: I used leftover taco meat from Monday night to make Burrito Bowls. Lunches were pb & j sandwiches, leftover tacos and pasta. They made spaghetti, garden salad, and fruit salad.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Tacos 100

Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

Shop your own home. When you get home from grocery shopping, prep everything you can before it goes in the fridge. Repurpose leftovers. Eating up those leftovers prevents food waste, period! If leftovers aren’t your thing, try repurposing them. Try a no-shopping challenge. Here’s why.

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Groceries Grocery Food and Drink Saving 52

Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

Shop your own home. When you get home from grocery shopping, prep everything you can. Repurpose leftovers. Eating up those leftovers prevents food waste, period! If leftovers aren’t your thing, try repurposing them. Try a no-shopping challenge. I actually LOVE grocery shopping. Here’s why.

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Groceries Grocery Food and Drink Saving 52

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 3, 2014

I’ve included pictures below of most of my grocery shopping trips for the month. I shop mainly at two stores: Giant of PA and Weis Markets. While I would like to just shop once a week, I like to stop by both stores for their loss leader sales. Lunches Included: leftovers. We were all well fed and quite happy.

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March Groceries Grocery Homemade 100

Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

JUNE 23, 2010

The great thing about this sale is that they actually have the styles you want (not the leftover crappy styles that you usually find) and every style I picked out they had in my size. But just in case you strike out in-store, you can find all of the styles online. And right now, you get FREE shipping on orders over $75. .

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Shoes Shopping Leftovers Budgeting 67

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 6, 2016

Use reusable containers with lids rather than plastic wrap and aluminum foil to store leftovers. Eat those leftovers! I have a good friend who hates leftovers and throws any away after a meal. By eating your leftovers, you are saving money and avoiding the land fills. That’s crazy! Brew your own coffee.

Saving Money 100

Saving Money Gift Cards Money Giveaway 100

For the Mommas

MARCH 2, 2018

Free Coffee Grounds for Your Garden at Starbucks Do you ever wonder what coffee shops do with all those leftover coffee grounds? Starbucks started Grounds for Your Garden in 1995, which offers customers complimentary five-pound (2.27-kilogram) kilogram) bags of used coffee grounds to enrich garden soil.

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Gardening Garden Starbucks Coffee 40

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 28, 2022

Designate one night a week as “raid the fridge’ night to get rid of leftovers. Everyone’s plate might look different, but you’ll at least use up the leftovers and reduce the waste. If you don’t think the food in the fridge will be eaten before it goes bad, place leftovers in a freezer container, label, and store in the freezer.

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Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 130

Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

Put Away the Leftovers Another way to increase your savings quickly is to try as much as you can to save money from your designated weekly budget. Instead, put that leftover cash into your savings accounts. From $300 a week to the weeks where you have some of that leftover, find one week where you spend absolutely nothing.

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Saving Money Money Saving Credit Cards 52

For the Mommas

JANUARY 30, 2017

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. PremiumPrep #CollectiveBias One of my New Year’s resolutions is to cook at home more and use my leftovers for lunch the next day. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. I try to meal plan and prep every Sunday. Get inspired for your weekly meal […].

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Bertolli Cooking At Home Leftovers Lunch 40

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

The leftovers can be stored in the freezer like I suggest below. If you want leftovers, you’ll want a bigger bird. On the other hand, grocery stores offer heavy discounts on frozen turkeys around Thanksgiving, so you do all of your holiday shopping at their store. Here are 20 of my favorite leftover turkey recipes.

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Thanksgiving Leftovers Cooking Re-use 100

Coupons Do Work

APRIL 14, 2015

I shop at the end of the season. actually rule of thumb : shop for kids clothes during ‘off season’ that is when you find the best sales. They were the leftovers. Step 2: leftovers. any leftovers left and/or stockpile days. For the clothes and shoes for my kids, I look for sales. now how do I do it?

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Food Kids and Family 100

Couponing 101

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

This is an way of organizing your condiments, PLUS you’re using leftover egg crates! Shopping Bag Organization. Shopping Bags. I tend to hoard shopping and gift bags. I tend to hoard shopping and gift bags. Glass Jars for Bathroom Organization.

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Storage Reuse Phones Recycle 75

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

This is a big month for food bargains and Coupons.com has some great coupons on items that just might be on your Thanksgiving shopping list. Pie crust, broth, dinner rolls, noodles (for leftover Turkey Noodle soup), yeast, and a whole bunch more. Happy November! Happy Shopping.and Happy Eating!

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Thanksgiving Bargain Muir Glen Food 149

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 31, 2011

In the Holiday Entertaining Guide , Erin offers tips on Budgeting for your get together How much meat you'll need per person Couponing and grocery shopping tips How to get it all done with ONE oven What to do with those amazing leftovers Budget friendly decoration and centerpiece tips Ideas for getting the kids involved with helping And 30 recipes, (..)

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Entertainment Dinner Holiday Mom 127

Couponing 101

JANUARY 6, 2012

Here are a few of the things I noticed happening when I didn’t plan out our meals: We shopped more often. We wasted more food (produce, leftovers, etc. Leftovers – Ugh. I really don’t like leftovers (please tell me I’m not the only one?). We spent more on groceries.

Saving Money 98

Saving Money Meals Money Menu Planning 98

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 20, 2014

Reno (& Northern), Nevada ~ Premeditated Leftovers. Northeast Ohio (Canton, Akron, Cleveland) ~ Sisters Shopping on a Shoestring. Buffalo/Niagara Falls, New York ~ Anns’ Entitled Life. Syracuse, New York ~ I am THAt Lady. Cincinnati, Ohio ~ Adventure mom. Columbus, Ohio ~ Cleverly Simple. Dayton, Ohio ~ Savings Lifestyle.

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Kansas City Budgeting Budget Pennsylvania 150

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 9, 2011

I usually average about $5 in coupons on each weekly shopping trip. Institute a 'Raid the Fridge' Night One night a week, raid the fridge to get rid of leftovers. Set the leftovers up buffet style. Everyone's plate might look different, but you'll at least use up the leftovers and reduce the waste. for the Hunt's brand.

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Economical Saving Money Kitchen Money 164

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 29, 2013

My partner and I have been house shopping lately, which has proven to be a very interesting endeavor. Comparison Shop. This might sound like a no-brainer for all of you budget conscious people, but it’s incredibly important to comparison shop. There are many people that have leftovers from renovations.

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Renovation Saving Money Money Craigslist 203

Coupons Do Work

DECEMBER 31, 2016

We came back a few days later and she said “mama, the sales are better than on Black Friday, why shop on that day?” Fitness, Beauty and Wellness: Gym memberships, workout DVDs, fitness equipment and beauty products—especially leftover holiday gift sets—are all better priced in January. or Kohl’s, Macy’s, etc.).

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January 2017 Pottery Barn Bath and Body Works 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Save any shopping bags you get through the year – especially the paper ones or ones that are unique in design, then use them at Christmas time. Do you have some leftover wall paper you won’t be using? Shop garage sales and thrift stores and estate sales. Shop the after Christmas sales. Use those as well. Be unusual.

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Thrifty Christmas Gifts Thrift Stores 174